| BASIDIOMYCETES | • basidiomycetes n. Plural of basidiomycete. • Basidiomycetes prop.n. A taxonomic class within the phylum Basidiomycota – the mushrooms that produce spores from a basidium. • BASIDIOMYCETE n. any fungus of a subdivision Basidiomycotina that includes the agarics. |
| DACTYLOSCOPIES | • DACTYLOSCOPY n. the comparison of fingerprints for purpose of identification. |
| DEMYTHOLOGISES | • demythologises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demythologise. • DEMYTHOLOGISE v. to remove mythology from in order to arrive at the basic meaning, also DEMYTHOLOGIZE. |
| DISCONSOLATELY | • disconsolately adv. In a cheerless, dreary manner; in a manner which suggests that one is beyond consolation. • DISCONSOLATE adv. cheerless. |
| DISCOURTEOUSLY | • discourteously adv. In a discourteous manner. • DISCOURTEOUS adv. lacking courtesy, also DISCOURTEISE. |
| DISEMPLOYMENTS | • DISEMPLOYMENT n. the act of disemploying. |
| DISPENSATORILY | • dispensatorily adv. By way of dispensation. • DISPENSATORY adv. granting dispensation. |
| DYSTELEOLOGIES | • DYSTELEOLOGY n. the study of functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants. |
| DYSTELEOLOGIST | • dysteleologist n. One who subscribes to the philosophy of dysteleology. • DYSTELEOLOGIST n. a specialist in dysteleology, the study of functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants. |
| ENCYCLOPEDISTS | • encyclopedists n. Plural of encyclopedist. • ENCYCLOPEDIST n. one who compiles or writes for an encyclopedia, also ENCYCLOPAEDIST. |
| ENHYPOSTATISED | • enhypostatised v. Simple past tense and past participle of enhypostatise. • ENHYPOSTATISE v. to subject to enhypostasia, also ENHYPOSTATIZE. |
| GEODYNAMICISTS | • geodynamicists n. Plural of geodynamicist. • GEODYNAMICIST n. a student of geodynamics, the study of the dynamic processes and forces within the earth. |
| HYDROSULPHITES | • hydrosulphites n. Plural of hydrosulphite. • HYDROSULPHITE n. a salt of hydrosulphurous acid; esp. the sodium salt, used as a reagent. |
| HYPOSENSITISED | • hyposensitised v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyposensitise. • HYPOSENSITISE v. to cause (a person) to become less sensitive to (a substance producing an allergic reaction), also HYPOSENSITIZE. |
| HYPOSENSITIZED | • hyposensitized v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyposensitize. • HYPOSENSITIZE v. to lower the sensitivity of, also HYPOSENSITISE. |
| PERISSODACTYLE | • PERISSODACTYLE n. an animal of the Perissodactyla, a division of ungulates with an odd number of toes, including the horse, tapir and rhinoceros, also PERISSODACTYL. |
| PERISSODACTYLS | • perissodactyls n. Plural of perissodactyl. • PERISSODACTYL n. an animal of the Perissodactyla, a division of ungulates with an odd number of toes, including the horse, tapir and rhinoceros, also PERISSODACTYLE. |
| POLYDISPERSITY | • polydispersity n. (Uncountable) The state of being polydisperse. • polydispersity n. (Countable) A measure of the degree to which a colloid is polydisperse. • POLYDISPERSITY n. the state of being polydisperse, characterized by particles of varied sizes in the dispersed phase of a disperse system. |
| PSEUDONYMITIES | • pseudonymities n. Plural of pseudonymity. • PSEUDONYMITY n. the state of being pseudonymous. |
| SHORTSIGHTEDLY | • shortsightedly adv. With short sight; myopically. • shortsightedly adv. In a manner that fails to consider the big picture or future effects of an action or decision. • short-sightedly adv. In a short-sighted manner. |